Thomson

It’s a heck of a way to run a pre-election campaign. On the eve of an expected election, politicians usually spend their time playing up good news, downplaying the bad, shaking hands and kissing babies.

Halifax

AKUREYRI, Iceland: Red-hot lava spews 100 metres below me out of a rift in the Earth's crust. The molten rock falls as if in slow motion, bits flying in all directions. A river of red lava flows down the valley, and I'm so close I can feel the heat.